I decided to turn this into a drabble series, updated ever so often. I have two more ready to post already, so I'll try to update a lot.
Smile
He did not know if she were brave, or stupid. She was a soft-spoken, if not shy, girl with brilliant sapphire eyes. Her long caramel hair cascaded down her back in a lovely procession. She didn't smile much; instead she took sanctuary behind the massive bulk of her Blastoise and the melodic tune of her Vaporeon. She was quick and nimble, always hiding behind her hat and through locks of her hair. But her blue eyes always shone though, always. When she battled, she commanded her team with fluid grace, never stopping to allow her opponent a chance to respite and never needing to herself. It always ended before it began. None could beat her.
She was ice: cool, deadly, but graceful.
Those lovely blue eyes seemed to follow him everywhere. He was always two steps ahead of her. Each town she visited, he'd been there the day before; each gym she defeated he came from moments earlier. It didn't matter, though; he followed her every move. He wanted to be as close to her as possible, and one small, red item happened to help.
But he got cocky, as usual. They were rivals after all.
"Come on, Squirt. Is that all you got in you?"
"You're such a downer, Squirt. And you look like you need a shower; try not to forget to bathe every now and then, 'kay?"
"Sometimes I wish I had more to look at. You know, having a flat-chested rival doesn't give me any bragging rights with the other guys. Grow up faster, won't ya?"
"You really need to toughen up; you're kind of scrawny, you know?"
Insult after insult, he was met with a small smile and a short, witty rebuttal, usually involving a comparison of him to a Mankey. But, that smile caught his attention, ensnared him, captured him. He had to see more of it. She only ever smiled when he teased her.
He ran into her on Nugget Bridge, the two falling into their usual routine. After a draw battle, he did something in an attempt to make her smile. He pulled out a small, red device and waved it in front of her. As he haughtily tossed her the fame checker, he forgot to erase his previous entry.
The girl with vibrant ocean eyes scanned the contents of the machine with a small smile on her lips.
No matter how many times I put her down, Leaf always bounces back without a word of contempt. She never smiles, unless I insult her. Why is that? I guess that's why I make fun of her all the time; I want to see more of her smiles. She looks… kinda cute when she does that.
It wasn't too long after their encounter on the bridge that he noticed her smile more often. And he didn't need to open his mouth for one to tug on her lips either.